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The Morning Show

It's the monthly visit of the UEC- the United Environmental Council.

We preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of the musical "Chicago" with director Doug Instenes.

Part one of the program features best-selling author Diane Ackerman, whose most recent book is a very personal memoir, "100 Names For Love," which describes the harrowing experience of her husband's massive stroke and his

We open the hour with best-selling novelist David Baldacci, whose latest thriller is titled "The Innocent." We also speak with Brian VanDeMark about his book "American Sheikhs: Two Families, Four Generations, and the Story

We preview this weekend's performances of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" at Carthage College with the director of the production, Matt Boresi.

We talk with the director of an award-winning documentary called "Hogslayer: The Unapproachable Legend" which tells the story of the dual-engine Norton motorcycle dragster which was designed and built by two motorcycle ent

We preview a PBS documentary about Olympic athlete Jesse Owens which airs tomorrow night on American Experience.

We talk to Abram Lustgarten about his new book which details the story of British Petroleum and the legacy of carelessness and cost-cutting which the author contends helped lead to the recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

We open the hour with former sports agent Josh Luchs, whose memoir "Illegal Procedure" details both his own misdeeds and those of his fellow agents serving collegiate football players.

Our guest for most of the hour is former Kenoshan Josh Schonwald, the author of "The Taste of Tomorrow," which speculates on what innovative food products may be in our future.

Most of the hour will be spent with Carthage professor Art Cyr, offering analysis of current events. We'll also speak with a couple of cast members in the Carthage production of the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone."

We begin the hour with the author of "The Woman Who Wasn't There," which tells the incredible true story of a woman who pretended to narrowly escape the collapse of the World Trade Center - and to have lost her husband in

We're taken into the world of dog shows with Josh Dean, author of "Show Dog." We also speak with Bernie Krause, who has been studying the music-making of animals for decades.

Preview of the Independent Lens documentary "Revenge of the Electric Car." James Dodson, author of 'American Triumverate: Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan & the Modern Age of Golf."

GTC's Bryan Albrecht - the school's Earth Day observation.

Two members of the KAT Trio from Russia / Martin McClendon previews Carthage College's production of "The Drowsy Chaperone."

The Poets Laureate of Racine / novelist Mary Higgins Clark.

Holocaust survivor Magda Brown.

We remember the Titanic on the 100th anniversary of the day it sank. We'll speak to the author of "Unsinkable" as well as to the author of "Titanic: A Love Story."

It's the monthly visit of the UEC- the United Environmental Council.

Our guest, James Gleick, is the author of "The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood." It's an intriguing book about the nature of information and how the way we view and process information has dramatically changed ov

Lawn and garden expert Kate Jerome joins us live in the studio to answer your questions.

The hour includes a conversation with Kate Ellison, the author of a much-acclaimed new novel titled "Butterfly Clues," which has a main character contending with OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

We'll spend most of the hour with Lisa Kornetsky from the theater department at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talking about their next production - "Bus Stop" - which is a collaboration with a professional theater

We begin the hour with Eugene Dattel, author of "Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Cost of Economic Power." The book charts the rise of "King Cotton" and the enormous influence which Cotton had in the eme

We observe World Autism Awareness Day with several interviews, including one with Shannon Des Roches ("The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism") and a staff member from Autism Speaks, the world's leading advocacy and fundrai

You will hear from Michael Nieskes and Michael Piontek, running for judge in Racine County Court, Branch 5.

You will hear from Mark Nielsen and Timothy Boyle, running for judge in Racine County Court, Branch 10.

We preview the upcoming Literacy Conference at Carthage College.

We spend most of the hour with Mark Titus, an Ohio State graduate and author of "Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench." Titus became an extraordinary public phenom

We begin the hour with a local couple, Tom and Lois Van Dahm, sharing their cautionary tale about phone scams. We also speak with one of the authors of a book from the History Channel called "The Presidents."

Steven Johnson, author of "The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most terrifying epidemic and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world." The book examine a deadly cholera epidemic in London and how efforts to re

We'll speak to two brothers responsible for a lovely new documentary film called "Mr. Rogers and Me" which celebrates the lasting impact of Fred Rogers, creator of the beloved PBS program "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."

A week after her visit to Kenosha and Carthage, you can hear a new interview recorded with Miss America Laura Kaeppler.

Postponed from last week: We speak with Jonathan Moreno, author of "The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America."

Carthage Professor Art Cyr joins us to talk about current events.

We speak with Mark Hertzberg, who is about to retire after many years as director of photography for the Racine Journal Times.

We spend most of the hour with Brad Goreski, a well-known fashion consultant and stylist and the star of a Bravo hit reality series "It's a Brad, Brad World." His new book is called "Born to be Brad: My Life and Style, So

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program.

We begin the hour with Jean Edward Smith, author of "Eisenhower in War and Peace." We follow him with the author of "A Single Role of the Dice," which examines the Obama efforts to establish positive diplomatic relations w

The hour begins with opera composer Carlisle Floyd. We'll also be previewing the Thursday night concert at Carthage (free and open to the public) with Miss America Laura Kaeppler.

We begin the hour with best-selling author Jodi Picoult, talking about her latest novel, "Lone Wolf." Then Kay Gregor joins us from the Racine Literacy Council.

We speak with Dan Joyce, the recently selected director of the Kenosha Public Museum.

For the monthly visit of the UEC, the United Environmental Council, we meet Racine County Conservationist Chad Sampson.

Therapist Amy Sprague Champeau offers some thoughts on how to deal with difficult personal relationships.

Steve Pemberton, author of "A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home."

Ceiridwen Terrill, the author of "Part Wild: One Woman's Journey with a Creature Caught Between the Worlds of Wolves and Dogs."

We spend most of the hour with Josh Dean, author of "Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebread."

We sketch the recent history of Hawaii with Julia Flynn Siler, author of "The Last Kingdom."

We'll preview the upcoming Seuss-a-thon at Carthage and remember the extraordinary legacy of Theodore Geissel, aka Dr. Seuss.